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Footprints attributed to [[Stegotetrabelodon]] have been found in the formation<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bibi |first1=Faysal |last2=Kraatz |first2=Brian |last3=Beech |first3=Mark |last4=Hill |first4=Andrew |title=Fossil Trackways of the Baynunah Formation |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_17 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_17}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 12:09, 21 December 2023
| Baynunah Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Shuwaihat Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E / 24.03000°N 53.03833°E |
| Region | Al Gharbia |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
  Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates) | |
The Baynunah Formation is a palaeontological formation located in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It dates to the Upper epoch of the Miocene Period,[1] in the Cenozoic Era.
Geology
Paleoenvironment
Paleofauna
Fossil of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2][3]
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
Stegotetrabelodon Footprints
Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation[4]
See also
- Cenozoic Asia
- Paleontological sites of Asia
- History of the United Arab Emirates
- List of fossil sites
References
- ^ "Annual Report 2017" (pdf), Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, vol. 1: Culture, pp. 28–29, 2017, retrieved 2019-03-09
- ^ Boisserie, Jean-Renaud; Schuster, Mathieu; Beech, Mark; Hill, Andrew; Bibi, Faysal. "A New Species of Hippopotamine (Cetartiodactyla, Hippopotamidae) from the Late Miocene Baynunah Formation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates".
- ^ Bibi, F., Hill, A., Beech, M., & Yasin, W. (2013). Late Miocene Fossils from the Baynunah Formation, United Arab Emirates. Fossil Mammals of Asia, 583–594. https://doi.org/10.7312/COLUMBIA/9780231150125.003.0027
- ^ Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark; Hill, Andrew. "Fossil Trackways of the Baynunah Formation". doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_17.
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Further reading
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
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